Vehicle bumper



C. ANDREASON. VEHICLE BUMPER@ APPLRCATION HL-ED NOV.29. |820.

LMQQ, I' A Patented Apr. 18, 1922,

2 SHtEYSwSHEET l- INVENTOR A TTORNEY CHRISTN ANDREASON, 0F SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

VEHICLE BUMPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentes am. is, ieee.

, Application filed November 29, 1920. Serial No. 426,904.

To all wit-om it Inutili/portaerei.:

Be it known that l, CHRISTIAN ANDREASON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and"'State of California, liaveinvented new and use'ui improvements in Vehicle Bumpers, of Whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to vehicle construction, and particularly pertains to a bumper for automobiles.

lt is the principal object of the present invention to provide an improved bumper,

which may be applied to the iront or the rear of an automobile frame by adjustable means, and in a manner to insure that collision with pedestrians or vehicles will be warded ofi', the bumper structure being decidedly simple, strong, and or" light weight, at the same time producing a very sightly appearance. 5

The present invention contemplates the use of bumper brackets, which may be readily applied to various makes of cars, Without alteration, and to the outer ends orf which brackets a transverse composite bumper bar is detachably secured.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which:

. Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing one` application of the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a View in pian showing the composite formation oit the bumper.

3 is a view in transverse section bumper bar on the line 3-3 of i2'. ldig. -i is enlarged view in perspective showing the ustable mount for the bumper bar at tbe end orf the brackets. y

Fig. 5 isa View in plan showing another form of the bumper bar.

'View 1n side elevation showing c ...on or" the bracket disclosed inwith.

is a view in transverse section on the line TW? or' 5.

.w'ferring more particuli-:ily to the drawings l@ indie ilicle main trame. The frame sho l is a wformed with a traiisverse in secured to the ends ot `the side rai s of the trame. The frame shown in Fig. 5 is 'iorn'ied witix forwardly projecting horns tip-rn which the bumper is supported. rThe bumper l as indicated at l1, is composed o a plur y ot relatively small sectioned rods l2. These rods may be of any number, and in the present instance lthree are indicated. All ofthe rods extend parallel to each other andare permanently held in vertically spaced relation to each other by rivets 13, which' extend through the several-rods and through spaced bushings 14 interposed between the rods. It is desirable to provide rods having some inherent resiliency, and it is preferable that the individual strength of the rods is such that under excessive shock the bumper -may be distorted, thereby absorbing the shockv in design, it is desirable to form the bumper in a manner' to be adjustable to various widths of frame, as Well as design. In Fig. 1 a square frame is shown, and applied thereto are rigid brackets 15, which extend forwardly from the frame and are secured thereto by cap screws 16. These brackets are preferably drop forgings or of cast metal, and are formed at their outer ends with a vertically extending seat `pad 1'?. This pad is provided witha pluralitycf parallel recesses 18, which are intended to accommodate the various rods 12 of the bumper, the recesses being of a contour represent-ing substantially one half of the sectional formation of the rods. A liat vertical face is Jformed upon the member 17 and is adapted to register with a clamping cap 19, which is secured against saidv face by cap screws 20. This cap is formed with recesses 21, substantially agreeing in configuration with the recesses 18, and in register there- It is t0 be understood that in order 'to clamp lthe bars in position`r the recesses 18 and 521 may not be the depth oi one half the diameter of the bars, thereby causing a space to occur between the adjacent faces of npad 17 and the cap 19.

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ln the Jform of the invention shown in v Figures 5 to 7, inclusive, an adjustable bracket 22 is provided. This bracket is preferahl y formed of spring steel, and has a forwardly extending arm 23, adapted to take the thrust of force applied to the bumper,

and an outwardly extending arm 24 to yieldably reinforce the horns ot the bumper. This munvardly extendingarn'i is equipped with a, pad similar in torn'iagtion to the pad li". previously described7 and complementary to cap similar tothe cap '1.9. 'lhe width oi the bracket 22 substantially agrees with the over al'l width of the con'iposite bumper barl- Vthus at thc bend il the rods lf2 will all rest against the end or' the arm 23 while the portion will extend along the back of the bar to reinforce it. The rear portion oi' 'the bracket is more cl iarly shown in Fig. 'd where it will be seen to have a turned end il. plurality of bolt 2t) are distributed along the straight on 23 and duc to the arrangement of various holes.1 book bolts may be pcf-sitioned to clamp the brackets against the horns oi the vehicle trame.

ln operation ci' the present invention, brackets l5 and'vZ). may be selected as rei uired and thereafter applied to the vehicle .frame in the manners shown in Figures l and o. 'lhe composite bumper bar may be clamped in position and will accjnimodate any desired width et vehicle, tlicrai'ter act ai. .:arrying' bolt holes. lio-les ing in the manner common to this class of tender.

lt will thus be seen that the device here discloscd while simple in construction and light in weight7 is yet suliiciently strong to 'withstand impact and at the saine time to absorb and ward ott .force which would otherwise damage the vehicle.

liilhilo .l have shown the preferred forni of my invention, as now known to nie` it will be understoml that variousI changes in the com bination, consti-uction-r and arr; ngenient ot parts might be made by those skilled in the art7 without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

llaving llius described my invention. what l claim and desire to secure-by Letters Pub cnt is: A

l. .-i bumper structure comprising a pair ol forwardly extending brackets secured to a vehicle 'frame and a plurality ot spaced transversely disposed bumper bars arranged one above the other7 said bumper bars being rel'a tively sniall cri ss-seclionally and 'adapt ed to be bent outy ot shape under the impact ci a heavy blow and to retain such bent shane, and meansfor securing the bumper bars in their vertically spaced relation to the said brackets.

2. A. bumper structure comprising a pair oi? forwardly extending brackets adapted to iaiasao be secured to a vehicle frame, outwardly extending laterally disposed substantially 'straight arms formed as a continuation of brackets.

3. A bumper structure comprising a pair of forwardly extending brackets .adapted to' be secured to a vehicle frame and having relativelystraight longitudinal portions7 outwardly extending arms formed as a continuation oi" said brackets, a bumper bar fitting against the ends-of vthe relatively straight longitudinal portions of the brackets, and means for adjustably securing said bar to the ends of said outward extensions of the brackets. i

4l. A vehicle bumper comprising a plurality or' separate rods relatively small' in cross-section and adapted to be bent out of positionandy assembled in parallel relation to each other and vertically spacedand adapted to extend transversely of a vehicle trame.y said rods being of a size to be bentoutbfshape and to retain such bent form.

5. A. vehicle bumper comprising a plurality of parallel rods relatively small in cross-section and adapted to be bent. out of position and rigidly held in spaced relation to each other and arranged one above the other, means 'for adjustably securing said structure transversely of avehicle main frame, saidrods being of a size to be bent out of shape .and to retain such bent form.

C. A bumper structure including a bracket provided at its inner portion with means for mountingit on a vehicle and having at its outer portion a pad bar arrangedat an angle/to the bracketand provided with a plurality vor' recesses arranged oneabove the other, a plurality of transversely disposed' bumper bars fitted in the said recesses, a cap bar provided with corresponding recesses fitting the bumper bars,and means for securingthe cap bar to the pad bar.

7. A bumper comprising a plurality of bars of small cross-section" arranged to form an increased impact surfaceV extending4 en-/ tirely across the buinperA and `adapted'to be bent out of shape nom'the'ilnpact ,of a

heavy blow and to retain said bent shape@` cnaisfrmn ANDRAsoN; 

